jv@tut.UUCP (Jukka Vanhala) (07/10/85)
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Professor John H. Carson was quoted in Computer Design june -85.
He speaks about strong typing in different languages and says:
- C is a language for consenting adults
- Pascal is a language for children when you don't want
them to be naughty
- Ada is a language for criminals
Well, I would say it another way:
- Ada is a language for software engineers
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Jukka Vanhala |
Tampere University of Technology, Finland | I know all about computers.
Computer Systems Laboratory | I saw a TV program about them once.
ASENTO (Ada Software ENgineering TOols) |
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Jukka Vanhala |
Tampere University of Technology, Finland | I know all about computers.
Computer Systems Laboratory | I saw a TV program about them once.
ASENTO (Ada Software ENgineering TOols) |
jv@tut.UUCP, ...!mcvax!tut!jv |radack@cwruecmp.UUCP (Gerald Radack) (07/18/85)
In article <205@tut.UUCP> jv@tut.UUCP (Jukka Vanhala) writes: >Professor John H. Carson was quoted in Computer Design june -85. >He speaks about strong typing in different languages and says: > - C is a language for consenting adults > - Pascal is a language for children when you don't want > them to be naughty > - Ada is a language for criminals >Well, I would say it another way: > - Ada is a language for software engineers Does this mean that software engineers are criminals? gerry radack ..!decvax!cwruecmp!radack
render@uiucdcsb.Uiuc.ARPA (07/19/85)
Does this mean that you think that software engineers are criminals?
Though I must admit, my experience with Ada "compilers" (I use the word
loosely) leads me to believe that anyone who passes off one of these as
a valid translator for the language is a crook. Can you say "incomplete
implementation?" I knew you could.
Hal Render
University of Illinois
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render@uiuc.csnet render@uiuc.arpajv@tut.UUCP (Jukka Vanhala) (07/25/85)
In article <uiucdcsb.20600005> render@uiucdcsb.Uiuc.ARPA writes: > > Does this mean that you think that software engineers are criminals? > ... > Hal Render No. What I ment was, that an average software engineer is so smart that he can do more harm with tricks he thinks are clever than a criminal on purpose. With Ada's strong typing it's harder to do these tricks. (And sorry, I forgot a few :-)s from the original posting). Jukka Vanhala -- ------------------------------------------| Jukka Vanhala | Tampere University of Technology, Finland | I know all about computers. Computer Systems Laboratory | I saw a TV program about them once. ASENTO (Ada Software ENgineering TOols) | jv@tut.UUCP, ...!mcvax!tut!jv |